Nene to have thumb surgery, out six weeks

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Inside Hoops

Nov
8

Injuries keep striking the Nuggets frontcourt. Kenyon Martin is back in action this season, but the following news just broke:

An examination by a hand specialist in Denver today revealed that Nuggets F Nene has a torn ulner collateral ligament in his left thumb. Dr. Carlton Clinkscale will perform surgery on the thumb tomorrow. Nene is expected to be sidelined for six weeks.